Schools in Ilford

About schools in Ilford

Most of the 56 schools listed in Ilford are primary schools. Its nine secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has three all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25

75%

of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 34 schools with published results

Key stage 4, 2024/25

53.7

average Attainment 8 score, across the 13 schools with published results

Primary schools31

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

• Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 4 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Aldborough Primary School

  Free schools · Ages 4 to 11

  90%

  expected standard
• Christchurch Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Cleveland Road Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Clore Tikva School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Cranbrook Primary School

  Community school · Ages 5 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Downshall Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• Fairlop Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• Farnham Green Primary School

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 3 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• Fullwood Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  86%

  expected standard
• Gearies Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  78%

  expected standard
• Gilbert Colvin Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Glade Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  79%

  expected standard
• Goodmayes Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Gordon Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  94%

  expected standard
• Highlands Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  87%

  expected standard
• Mayespark Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  65%

  expected standard
• Mossford Green Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  77%

  expected standard
• Newbury Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  61%

  expected standard
• Parkhill Infants' School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 7

• Parkhill Junior School

  Community school · Ages 7 to 11

  82%

  expected standard
• Redbridge Primary School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 11

  72%

  expected standard
• South Park Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  68%

  expected standard
• SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School

  Academy converter · Ages 4 to 11

  80%

  expected standard
• St Aidan's Catholic Primary Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  58%

  expected standard
• St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  53%

  expected standard
• Uphall Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  76%

  expected standard
• William Torbitt Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  64%

  expected standard
• Winston Way Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 11

  75%

  expected standard
• Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 3 to 11

  70%

  expected standard
• Woodlands Primary School

  Community school · Ages 3 to 11

  51%

  expected standard

Secondary schools9

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Beal High School

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  52.0

  Attainment 8
• Caterham High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  44.3

  Attainment 8
• Forest Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 11 to 16

  42.2

  Attainment 8
• Ilford County High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18 · Boys

  75.7

  Attainment 8
• King Solomon High School

  Voluntary aided school · Ages 11 to 18

  46.8

  Attainment 8
• Oaks Park High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  53.5

  Attainment 8
• The Palmer Catholic Academy

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18

  48.8

  Attainment 8
• The Ursuline Academy Ilford

  Academy converter · Ages 11 to 18 · Girls

  56.1

  Attainment 8
• Valentines High School

  Community school · Ages 11 to 18

  59.3

  Attainment 8

All-through schools3

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

• Ark Isaac Newton Academy

  Academy sponsor led · Ages 4 to 18

  56.7

  Attainment 8
• Loxford School

  Academy converter · Ages 3 to 19

  54.4

  Attainment 8
• Seven Kings School

  Community school · Ages 4 to 18

  57.3

  Attainment 8

Special schools and alternative provision7

• Beacon Business Innovation Hub

  Free schools alternative provision · Ages 12 to 19

• Endeavour House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 6 to 18

• Hatchside School

  Free schools special · Ages 2 to 7

• New Rush Hall School

  Community special school · Ages 5 to 16

• Oak House School

  Other independent special school · Ages 10 to 17

• Redbridge Alternative Provision

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 5 to 16

• The Constance Bridgeman Centre

  Pupil referral unit · Ages 14 to 16

Independent schools6

• Apex Primary School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• Apex Secondary School for Boys

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Boys

• Apex Secondary School for Girls

  Other independent school · Ages 11 to 16 · Girls

• Beehive Preparatory School

  Other independent school · Ages 2 to 11

• Eastcourt Independent School

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 11

• Read Academy Education

  Other independent school · Ages 3 to 16

Common questions about schools in Ilford

How many schools are in Ilford?

OfferDay lists 56 schools in Ilford, including 31 primary schools and nine secondary schools.

Who inspects schools in Ilford?

Every school in Ilford is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.

Which are the best schools in Ilford?

OfferDay ranks schools in Ilford where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.